The Book of Snobs - Couverture souple

Thackeray, William Makepeace

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1434422674 ISBN 13 : 9781434422675

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2024

Synopsis

The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1848, is a satirical work that humorously critiques the British class system and the pretensions of various social groups. Through a series of sketches, Thackeray dissects the behaviors of "snobs"-people obsessed with social status and wealth-exposing the absurdity and hypocrisy within different layers of society. Written with sharp wit, the book remains a classic of social satire, reflecting Thackeray's keen observations of human nature and Victorian society.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Biographie de l'auteur

William Makepeace Thackeray was born in 1811 in Calcutta of Anglo-Indian parents. He was educated at English private schools and Cambridge but left without a degree. European travel was cut short by the loss of most of Thackeray's inheritance in 1833 in Indian bank failures, upon which he decided to make his living as a painter. Returning to London in 1837, he found himself with two young daughters and an insane wife by 1840 and forced to write for a living. Most of his early output was reviews, sketches, comic items or short serials for magazines, often under pseudonyms. His first novel, Barry Lyndon, was serialized in 1844, and Thackeray also published three travel books in the 1840s. His satiric vein and discontent with contemporary fictional norms led to his first major novel, Vanity Fair, in 1847, followed by a handful of other major novels over the next dozen years which turned from satiric to historical. Published lectures on the new field of English literature led to tours of the United States from 1852 and The Virginians, a novel set partly in America. Thackeray was a founding editor of the literary journal The Cornhill Magazine in 1859, but resigned due to ill-health in 1862, though his last works were published in the journal. He died in 1863.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1434422674
• ISBN 13: 9781434422675
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Brock Charles E
• Nombre de pages: 478
• Éditeur: Jerrold Walter
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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